Titans vs Western Storm, 4-Day Franchise Series 2022-23, Today Match Prediction 10 November 2022

tit vs ws Match Prediction & Analysis

Franchise 4-day series is a first class cricket played in the South African domestic circuit. Titans and Western Province are in the Division 1 of the league and will face off each other to kick off the campaign. Titans won the CSA T20 Challenge played recently and will be high on confidence after a title triumph recently. Western Province did not have a good tournament as they finished last in ghe points table. They will hope for a change of fortune with the change in formats. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Titans Preview

Titans will be led by South African National skipper Dean Elgar. They have a quality players in form of Dewald Brevis, Jiveshan Pillay, Thenis de Bruyn, Donovan Fereira, and Neil Brand in their batting line-up. Corbin Bosch and Gqamame add great depth to their batting line up. 

Their bowling attack has good balance with spinners and pacers in the playing XI. Gqamame, D Galiem, Junior Dala and Corbin Bosch will be their pace quartet in this match. Simon Harmer and Aaron Phangiso will take care of spin department with Dewald Brevis for company. 

Key players: Dewald Brevis, Simon Harmer, D Galiem

Titans Predicted Playing XI:

Dean Elgar, Dewald Brevis, Jiveshan Pillay, Thenis de Bruyn, Donovan Fereira, Neil Brand, Gqamame, D Galiem, Junior Dala, Corbin Bosch, Simon Harmer

Western Storm Preview

Western province top order is expected to be occupied by the trio of Jonathan Bird, Daniel Smith, and Tony De Zorzi. Mgijima, Kyle Vereyenne, and George Linde will form the core of the middle order. They have good experienced players in their batting line up who has played a lot of first class matches. 

Their bowlers attack with rely heavily on the experienced pacers in their squad. Beuran Hendricks, Dane Patterson, Nandre Burger, and Tshepo Moreli will form one of the strongest pace attacks and will be looking to trouble the batters consistently. George Linde will add value as a spin bowling all rounder in the squad. 

Key players: Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, George Linde

Western Storm Predicted Playing XI:

Jonathan Bird, Daniel Smith,Tony De Zorzi, Mgijima, Kyle Vereyenne, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Dane Patterson, Nandre Burger, Tshepo Moreli, Gavin Kaplan

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Centurion is a good track with some support for both the batters and bowlers in the match. Pacers are expected to play a huge role in this match. Centurion will have bright and sunny weather on all days of the match. 

Venue Details

Centurion is one of the iconic test match venues in South Africa where a lot of test matches are played regularly. We expect average scores around 300-350 runs in the first innings here. 

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams will look to bat first in this match as the pitch will be good to bat early in the match. The pitch might deteroiate as match progresses and batting will become difficult.